Plate-lifter.



flywwm W. MOSER. PLATE LIFTEB. APrLIoATxoN Hmm AUG. 1a,- 1912.

Patent-.ed July 14,1914,

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'W'.[LLIAMl MOSER, 0F ALAMOSA, COLORADO.

MATE-LETER.

1,103,070., specification of Letters Patent. Patented July 1a, 19ML Application filed August 19,1912. Serial No. 715,817.

To all whom 'it may concern: 'This Sta, 1, near one end, is provided with vBe it known that I, 'WILLrAiwr MOSER, a two parallel running openings and passing citizen of the United States, and a resident through these openings are the ends 7 of the of Alamosa, in the county of Conejos and fixed wire y frame member. This frame Stateof Colorado, have invented certain new member includes the centrally' positioned 60 and useful Improvements in Plate-Lfters, and outwardly bowed portion 4, which is of which the following is a specification, continued in the two straight parallel stems reference being had to the accompanying 2, 2. As shown in Figs. 1 and 3, each stem drawings. at its juncturel with the bowed portion 4, is 10 This invention relates to certain new and curved inwardly, the curvedportionsbeing 65- useful improvements in litters employed in marked '3. Near the ends, each stem is tlathandling hot plates and shallow'pans; and tened, to provide a circular outstanding spur the primary object of my invention is to :forming members 5. In securing the frame provide a device, of this-general character, of member to the stati' thesespurs are driven a simple and inexpensive nature, and -of a into the wood,- as shown in Fig; 2, and vs-o 70J durable construction, which shall be capable prevent displacement of these stems. At of convenient adjustment upon a hot pie4 the ends, the stems receive the vwashers 7, plate, or similar dish, enabling the'user to these ends being Hanged over the washers. safely and conveniently place-the plate into From'the foregoin it will be noticed that or remove the same lfrom an oven, with the spurs prevent isplacement of the stem 75 ease, accuracy and despatch. in one direction, and the washers in an op- With these and other objects -in View, the pcsite direction, this l construction being present 'invention consists in the combina-` clearly shown in Fig. 2. tion and arrangement of parts as will be Held adjacent to the stem members 2, and hereinafter more fully described and finally extending at an angle, are the screw eyes 8, 80 pointed out in the appended claim, 1t bemg 8, andthese screw eyes are engaged by the further understood that changes in the speears 9, of a counterpart wire frame member, cific structure shown and described maybe including the two parallel extending stems made within the scope of the claim, without 10, which' at their ends curve inward, as departing from the spirit of the invention. shown atll, and continua/in the outwardly 85 1n the accompanying drawings forming bowed portions 12, this construction being a part of this specification, and in which lclearly shown in Fig. 3. l like numerals of reference indicate similar In order to engage the lifterwith a pie parts in the several views: Figure l, shows plate, theV operator so holds the lifter, that V 85 a perspective view of a plate holder conthe fixed frame member will be held oblique 90 structed according to my rnventlon disclo'sto the swinging frame member. The swinging the same as in engagement with a pie ing member is then carried under the edge plate. Fig. 2, shows a side view of the of the ple plate, when the stati is given a lifter. Fig. 3, shows an end view of the turn so as` to bring the opposite bowed 40 holder with the two frame members spread. portion 4 below the edge of the pie plate, 95 1n my' present. invention, 1 provide la deas is shown in Fig. 1, for instance. The viceincludingastatl',tooneend of which is selifter with the attached plate can then be f cured a fixed wire member .and a swinging or conveniently handled so that the plate can movably secured member, also made of wire, be put into or removed from an oven. So 416 which members arearranged to be linked also can a sh-allow pan be removed from the 100 over a pie plate or similar vessel, to enable top of an oven or range. the user to conveniently remove the plate A plate lifter constructedaccording to my 'from or place the same into the oven. The invention is simple and inexpensive,- both device is also adapted to be usedin removing durable and eiiclent in operation and the shallow plates or pans from a stove or range. lifter may be attached to a shallow pan or 105 In carrying out the aim of my invention, pie platewith ease, accuracy and despatch, 1l provide a staff 1, which is preferably made enabling the userv to safely and convenof wood, though the same may be made of iently handle the utensil without. danger of twisted wire. In my present invention, 4I being burnt.

will describe the staff as made of wood. Having thus described my said invention, 110 A what I claim as new and desire to secure by United States Letters Patent is:

. In a' device of the character described a staff having two parallel runnin openings, 5 in combination wlth a wire memer h washers upon said projectin ends, said ends l0 being Banged over said wasers, as and for e purpose set forth. In testimony whereof I aix my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

, WILLIAM MOSER. Witnesses:

SAMUEL J. HAsxINs, FRANK PATTERSON. 

